Search results
I ate my way through Memphis and found so much more than barbecue
Toronto Star· 6 days agoOne of Memphis’s hottest new restaurants is in a century-old machine shop downtown. The historic...
Peaceful protests and activism live up to Olympic ideals
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 hours agoThe Paris Olympic Games begin July 26. The Olympics are always a spectacle of athletic...
Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Musical Voice for Civil Rights, Is Dead at 81
New York Times· 2 hours agoA singer, composer, curator and founder of the vocal group Sweet Honey in the Rock, she provided a...
Republicans pray for Trump – and his ‘enemies’
Digital Journal· 5 days agoAt a prayer vigil in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Robert Benning’s eyes water when he talks about Donald Trump surviving this weekend’s assassination attempt....
Man shot at Chapel Hill apartment complex dies at the hospital. Police arrest suspect.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoA man killed early Wednesday morning at an apartment complex offMartin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has...
Morehouse College president says he will retire next June
Toronto Star· 6 days agoMorehouse College President David Thomas announced that he will retire next year, saying it is time...
Prayer vigil led in Louisville's west end to condemn violence
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 6 days agoCivil rights leaders Mattie Jones, Rev. Charles Elliott Jr. and Sir Friendly C led a prayer vigil in...
From James Jankowiak's West Lawn library mural, kids can do a scavenger hunt
Chicago Sun-Times· 9 hours agoAs James Jankowiak planned his mural for the Chicago Public Library’s West Lawn branch, he knew he...
One of Tacoma’s most popular bars has new owner. Will it retain hipster-trucker charm?
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoThe Huckleberry Bar will replace Broken Spoke, a barber shop/beer bar that quietly closed this...
Republicans opened a ‘Black Community Center’ in Milwaukee. It’s not going well.
The Raw Story· 4 days agoAbout a mile north of where Republicans will nominate Donald Trump for president, in a neighborhood...